June 2022 - Summer Begins

[SilverFallsAndrew]

My garden is just going in. 

[MossMan]

Hey look…It’s raining again. 

[smerfylicious]

8 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Hey look…It’s raining again. 

Yup. Maybe this will finally break my drought.

[RentonHill]

36 minutes ago, The Swamp said:

That looks great!  You should look into the vegogarden containers.  They are really nice and similar to what you have but there is no pressure treated wood involved.  That stuff is like poison and can leach into your fruits and veggies.  Plus, over time wood just doesn't last around here.

Your garden area looks amazing and I bet you have fun harvesting and eating fresh fruits and veggies.

Nah they stopped using the actual poison stuff in 2003 todays treated wood is fine for garden use 

[TacomaWaWx]

No rain yet mild evening. 

[TacomaWaWx]

1 hour ago, rsktkr said:

I feel like even if the rain stopped completely and temps climbed above average and it stayed that way until the start of meteorological fall on Sept. 1st we are going to feel robbed of a spring/summer season this year.

Already feels too late.

It will be nice to have warm, sunny weather this year but man, when it finally starts it's going to be over fast.

That's too bad.

I'm not the biggest warm weather fan but I want the summer lovers to have their fun.

The nice weather will show up eventually. We’ve talked about the 1862 and the summer of 1993…but I think we will still manage plenty of nice weather in the second half of the summer. Doubt we’re in for a very cool wet summer through and through.  Hard to say there’s no window of nice weather opportunity on June 7th. Kinda like saying winters over in mid December IMO. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

6 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

The nice weather will show up eventually. We’ve talked about the 1862 and the summer of 1993…but I think we will still manage plenty of nice weather in the second half of the summer. Doubt we’re in for a very cool wet summer through and through.  Hard to say there’s no window of nice weather opportunity on June 7th. Kinda like saying winters over in mid December IMO. 

Of course we will see tons of nice weather eventually. Tim would have loved the fall of 1993. 

[Meatyorologist]

7 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Of course we will see tons of nice weather eventually. Tim would have loved the fall of 1993. 

I'm pretty sure Sept that year is Tim's ideal weather month. Then there's the very nice arctic blast in late Nov.

[Omegaraptor]

19 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Of course we will see tons of nice weather eventually. Tim would have loved the fall of 1993. 

Basically didn't start raining until Thanksgiving.

1991 as previously mentioned had cold/wet May and June then switched to summer right at the beginning of July and stayed summery into mid-October. We're probably going to get plenty of summer weather all in all

[NWbyNW]

Topped out at 65F today!  Cool day, it was really nice actually.  Been working on elections stuff (my job) and have had the windows open.  Did a quick peek at some local news sites and saw this excited headline (lol).  You bet I'm jazzed.  I wonder if it will be warm when this happens though, and muggy?  It's tropical air right?

[BLI snowman]

Warm day.

[Deweydog]

1 hour ago, Doiinko said:

Why is PDX almost always one of the warmest areas in the metro during days like this lol? Hillsboro's highest temperature so far is 77 while PDX has hit 81.

Today? The high at KHIO was 72, PDX was 77.

[Doinko]

5 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Today? The high at KHIO was 72, PDX was 77.

I meant for the year so far

[Phil]

 

[Phil]

3 years from the 1890s on that list.

Rumor is some of those winters might’ve been cold.

[smerfylicious]

My basil hates me, life, and this weather. I wonder if there is any saving it...

[TT-SEA]

5 minutes ago, Phil said:

 

When we gonna get some 1988 type weather?  

At this point in 1988 we were ending a 2-week rainy period (that is child's play compared to this year) and about to embark on a 16-day stretch with total rain of .05 and highs in the 70s and 80s here.  

[Phil]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

When we gonna get some 1988 type weather?  

At this point in 1988 we were ending a 2-week rainy period (that is child's play compared to this year) and about to embark on a 16 day stretch with a total rain of .05 and highs in the 70s and 80s here.  

1988 style death ridge incoming for the Midwest.  I suspect the offshore ridge/-PNA and retracted jet associated with such a pattern will result in relatively drier conditions up there for the second half of June.

Analogs obv just a guide though. Every year is unique.

[TT-SEA]

4th on list... 1950 hit its stride by the 3rd week of June and was really nice through September.    

How about a 79/50 day at SEA on the 4th of July in 1950.     Noice!  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

42 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

Basically didn't start raining until Thanksgiving.

1991 as previously mentioned had cold/wet May and June then switched to summer right at the beginning of July and stayed summery into mid-October. We're probably going to get plenty of summer weather all in all

Really doubt that’s a good analog. 

[TT-SEA]

1910 also turned really nice... just .01 at SEA in July and .17 in August.      And .36 at Snoqualmie Falls in those two months combined which is significantly drier than normal.     

[Phil]

GFS is still a drunk deer in headlights over the NPAC.

Won’t verify anywhere close to reality.

[Deweydog]

37 minutes ago, Doiinko said:

I meant for the year so far

Specific to today, PDX caught a little bit of the downslope which occurred ahead of the weak system. I don’t think Hillsboro got in on that. Might have been similar last week when they spiked to a gaudy 81.

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, Phil said:

GFS is still a drunk deer in headlights over the NPAC.

Won’t verify anywhere close to reality.

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

DareDuck lives in a rain shadowed city.

[Doinko]

The GFS has some thunderstorms around the 19th.

[TT-SEA]

52 minutes ago, smerfylicious said:

My basil hates me, life, and this weather. I wonder if there is any saving it...

We planted one basil plant and it immediately shriveled up and died.    Probably needed much more water.   

[TacomaWaWx]

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

We planted one basil plant and it immediately shriveled up and died.    Probably needed much more water.   

Has not been a good year at the garden center here at Fred meyers for plants. Most of the tomatoes we had died or we sold half off. Lot of plants have not done well at all and many people are really late to start planting compared to last season. 

[ShawniganLake]

4 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

My garden is just going in. 

Mine too. Just started working on it on Sunday.  

[ShawniganLake]

Cottonwood trees starting cottoning yesterday down in town.  The ones here in Shawnigan Lake haven’t started yet.  That’s about 2-3 weeks later than usual 

[Cascadia_Wx]

Ended up with a 75/46 day yesterday. Mostly sunny in the morning with high clouds moving in in the afternoon.

Mostly cloudy and a mild 59 this morning. 

[TT-SEA]

13 hours ago, Meatyorologist said:

Troughs come through during the summer, too. They enhance marine pushes.

The results are in.  Definitely not the first day with a typical mid summer shallow marine layer push that burns off completely by noon... you can see the Cascades and the Olympics from Seattle.   Its similar to what we have been seeing lately.  A mix of clouds at the multiple levels but should be a partly sunny day.

 

[The Swamp]

10 hours ago, RentonHillTC said:

Nah they stopped using the actual poison stuff in 2003 todays treated wood is fine for garden use 

I appreciate the info.  I did not know that.  Thank you.

[TT-SEA]

58 degrees this morning in North Bend... feels warm and muggy.    And even with the rain starting tomorrow... it should stay warm and humid until maybe Sunday.    I do find this preferable to cold and drizzly.  And it's Justin's favorite summer weather.  

 

[TT-SEA]

Nice morning...

[TacomaWaWx]

Low of 54 this morning mild. Should be a bit cooler this afternoon though. 

[bainbridgekid]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

58 degrees this morning in North Bend... feels warm and muggy.    And even with the rain starting tomorrow... it should stay warm and humid until maybe Sunday.    I do find this preferable to cold and drizzly.  And it's Justin's favorite summer weather.  

 

NWS forecasting highs of 67, 64, 67, 64, and 59 the next five days here. Hard to call that warm for June!

[TT-SEA]

7 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said:

NWS forecasting highs of 67, 64, 67, 64, and 59 the next five days here. Hard to call that warm for June!

Well... at least it will be with high dewpoints which makes it feel warmer!    That changes on Sunday with the trough moving inland as referenced by the predicted high of 59 that day.     So warm is relative at this point.   

[bainbridgekid]

5 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Well... at least it will be with high dewpoints which makes it feel warmer!    That changes on Sunday with the trough moving inland as referenced by the predicted high of 59 that day.     So warm is relative at this point.   

Pretty crazy that the bar has been set so low this Spring that we're celebrating humid days in the 60's. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

23 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said:

NWS forecasting highs of 67, 64, 67, 64, and 59 the next five days here. Hard to call that warm for June!

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